Sharp Skills Press Release 11/08/2009

November 8th 2009

Los Angeles, CA

For Immediate Release: Sharp Skills Unveils New Website and Workshops

Hip hop artist and entrepreneur, Sharp Skills along with his business partner and wife Menzelle Jacobs proudly announce the unveiling of the new R.E.B.E.L. Firm Music Division website. The website will serve as the hub for Sharp Skills’ R.E.B.E.L. movement and will be comprised of blogs, twitter updates, music, concert dates, videos, and his newest venture, the R.E.B.E.L. Firm Workshops. The R.E.B.E.L. Firm Workshops currently consist of SASA (Superstars and Starving Artists) and The E.R. (The Entrepreneurial R.E.B.E.L.).
SASA is a workshop geared to the up and coming talent in the music industry on both the artistic and business side. Sharp teaches this workshop to equip budding music industry professionals how not only to survive in the music industry, but thrive in it. The E.R. workshop is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs who desire to one day become influential business leaders on a global scale. All of the information regarding these workshops can be found on the new R.E.B.E.L. Firm Music Division website.
Sharp Skills is seeking to network and partner with several professionals in a wide variety of fields in order to accomplish his ever expanding vision. Sharp, along with Menzelle are also building the brand for their new clothing venture “Choisi Company”, which is already receiving rave reviews on the internet. The address for the R.E.B.E.L. Firm Music Division website is rebelfirm.com. Choisi Company is found at choisi-company.com.

Your Behavior Determines Your Status

In this game called life we all have the choice to decide whether or not we will operate at king or queen status. When I mention king or queen status, I'm not referring only to money or possessions. I'm talking about attitude, behavior, and actions. There are many people who are not kings or queens, yet have a lot of wealth. Kings and queens operate in integrity, focus, purpose, and vision. The conversations you have and the company you keep also have a large bearing on your royalty status. Kings and queens recognize that they are above pettiness, gossip, small thinking, and mediocrity. Again I reiterate, we all have the choice to become regal, but the choice we make will determine whether or not we actually realize the royalty within.

If You Think Like Everyone Else Then...

You are more than likely not on the path of greatness if you find yourself thinking like the crowd most of the time. Greatness is a lonely path that few choose to follow and is reserved only for those with realized purpose on their lives. Everyone has access to this path, yet our own choices, decisions, and those things that we allow to influence us cause many people to choose the common road, mediocrity. People who are remembered after they die are those who were willing to take risks and make sacrifices that the majority were unwilling to. No one, absolutely no one is remembered for mediocrity. The graveyard is littered with vessels that never lived out their purpose due to fear from standing out from the crowd. Those in the land of the living end up as the walking dead because they allow fear to kill them slowly. The soul who does not fulfill its purpose is dead. To walk the path of greatness requires that you be strong minded, tenacious, courageous,and be able to walk alone. The spoils of walking in greatness are much greater that the spoils of walking in mediocrity, but it comes with a sacrifice, which is walking with a small few or alone.

How to turn Yourself into a Weapon

Becoming who you are purposed to be does not come without a fight. When you make up your mind to take the path of greatness, be forewarned that a war is in store. The truly courageous, wise, and strong are the ones who attain the heights of lasting success. Who do you have to become to get there? You have to become a warrior in mind, body, and spirit. This does not come over night. The warrior within is birthed out of deliberate intention. Work out your body and eat the right foods. Read books that will foster a war-like mentality ( My favorites are Sun Tzu's the Art of War and Joshua in the old testament of the bible). Hang around people that challenge and force you to grow. Lazy and complacent friends will be the death of you. Live your life as a general, with priorities, goals, and efficiency. A warrior is a man/woman of integrity, honor, self discipline, and purpose. There are many battlefields within the war for greatness. Train for the one that you were made for. Live with no regrets. Go for the gust-o, but do so in a calculated manner. Life is a game of chess and each move you make is critical for the next and larger battle.

Empowered for Power

Power is a very tricky and dangerous phenomenon. Some personality types are more inclined toward power and others shun it. Yet we all engage power in one way or another. Depending on your intentions, power can be used to help others and do a vast amount of good or it can be used to cause devastation and desolation. I believe that each person it made to possess and use power at varying levels according to each person’s capacity to hold it. Some do better with power than others because they are able to keep it from poisoning their hearts and minds, others turn into living nightmares. If you are a person inclined toward power, it is wise to develop your character and embrace circumstances that help you do this. Power has the ability to make people feel invincible (which keeps you out of touch with reality), when nothing could be further from the truth. Therefore it is important to keep true friends and advisors around that you can be accountable to because they will help you keep a level head. Remember that power is for the good of others, not just you. It is important to note that when I say power, I don’t mean anything spooky or weird. I am simply referring to the ability to “get things done”. The more people that you have that “get things done” on your behalf, the more power you have. Most times power starts with the individual and then expands to others. The greatest way to garner power is to live by example and exemplify success in your lifestyle (success varies greatly depending on what you and those around you consider it to be). More times than not, people who don’t go looking for power are the ones most suited to possess it. Therefore work at becoming a better person. Your progress will flow to other aspects of your life. People will see it and want to follow your lead.

You Determine How Far You Can Go

Many people blame others for their lot in life if it is bad. But on the flipside, we will take all the credit for it if it is good. Now there are many things in life that are out of our control, yet the choices we make either prepare us for the worst and equip us for the best, or they cripple us when the worst comes and block us from getting to the best life has to offer. Some people are dealt a bad hand, but they don't make excuses and some how climb to a spacious place in life. Whereas others are handed the world on a silver platter and end up ruined in the end. Therefore each person has the responsibility of making correct decisions, learning from previous bad ones, and seeking to gain new information that will help them in situations they have not encountered yet. At one time or another, we all have been dealt a bad hand, but those who become great are able to gain a solid perspective from both the good and bad life offers and use this knowledge to their advantage. At the end of the day, it is up to you to decide how far you want to go and how much of an impact you want to leave before you exit earth.

Lyrics for "What They Yellin"

Song Title: What they Yelling
Lyrics Written by P. Jacobs (ASCAP)
Music Produced by S. Phillips (ASCAP)
©2009 R.E.B.E.L. Firm Music Division


I’m a go go getter/flow more sicker than a hobo’s kisses/spit cold so vicious/voice box holds Christmas/got the game locked/more bars no visits/I know no limits/see eternity like I hold those minutes/all foes so finished/a young soul but the stroll so vintage/ grind so relentless/bank roll more spinach/what I got is classic till the casket/even then the spirit of a R.E.B.E.L. passing/to a young kid with passion/to go against the grain of what a system say we acting/a young black man/who dares to be great/prepare for my fate/ and slice through the layers of hate/got to go take your food/life aint sharing the plate/the young R.E.B.E.L. general striking fear from the gate/
I’m a real R.E.B.E.L./that’s what they yelling/from the president to the ex-felons/we gone ride out/we gone ride out/show ‘em what our grind bout/
The big big lion prowling/the young pistol whipper snapper out just a growling/R.E.B.E.L. so aggressive/Sharpie so progressive/could get it at any minute/so I keep my recipe for success/deep in the chest/breathing the West/I’m breeding the best/my seeds gone be blessed/no need for a vest/bye bye peewee’s/I’m big league till my death/knee deep in my quest/and it’s only getting bigger/only getting larger/only getting stronger/living through my Father/homie don’t even bother/Cano kicked back/now I’m back with the lava/the young righteous mobster/spitting Sinatra mantras/killing it till my times up/life’s scars keep my grind tough/never find fluff/it’s high stakes/and I can’t afford to try luck/R.E.B.E.L. to the sky what/
The it factor/hip hop’s Mick Jagger/potatoes used to be skinny/now the chips fatter/the lips split matter/reassemble and then shatter/even something simple makes the dip sticks scatter/tell me do you gather/reconvene the session/an obscene obsession/rap clings to my essence/deeper in the Son/feeling clean in His presence/my light beams deep tree green incandescence/R.E.B.E.L. this is confession/this is not a dream/where I’ve seen/I’m heading/kids call me that dude like I teamed with Devin/been through hell’s gate/so lyrically I’m heaven/lyrically I’m brethren with the likes of Martin, Malcolm, Obama, Nelson/lay that on a track and it’s a tailspin/present it well to my brethren to get the jails slim/and I’m a R.E.B.E.L. for life is what they yelling